Osaka Street Food Exploring: A Private Tour with Local Foodie in Namba and Dotonbori

Embark on a private tour with a local foodie in Osaka’s Namba and Dotonbori districts. Indulge in street food delights and uncover the origins of traditional Japanese dishes.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Namba - Our hosts know the best and most unexpected places to get your street food fix in Namba
    IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalized experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences
  • Jikko Japanese Knife Shop Namba Parks - Japanese knives are…
What's Included
  • 3 hours walking tour, exploring highlights and hidden gems
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
  • 6-8 tastings of local delights from 2-3 eateries
  • Private and personalized walking tour with a passionate local
What's Not Included
  • Additional Food and Drinks
  • Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

You will accompany one of our guides for a culinary journey, sampling delicacies from street food vendors around the city. You’ll traverse the Namba district and the celebrated Dotonbori region, an epicenter for culinary delights in Osaka. Meandering through quaint, lantern-adorned alleyways and vibrant, neon-filled streets, you’ll uncover where the…

Location
Starbucks Coffee - Tsutaya Ebisubashi
(The host will be waiting in front of Starbucks Coffee) Your host will be waiting in front of Starbucks Coffee. After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Bknygal
Dec 10, 2024
Enjoyable Osaka Food Tour - Fumiko was warm, friendly and knowledgeable about the city of Osaka and its wonderful history in food. She ushered us through the city and introduced us to the most delicious foods (ex. best crab-in-bao-bun we’ve ever had). We thoroughly enjoyed our tour.
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Dominic
Dec 2, 2024
Osaka is to Japan as Bologna is to Italy - Loys was our guide and he took us on a culinary journey to remember. We experienced the first conveyer belt sushi and my firsts there was whelk (sea snail) and whale skin - both were a bit chewy but new adventures, we walked the food alley and had another great adventure- my grandkids had baby octopus on a stick - they crushed it - and then the pinnacle- blow fish. Lots of taste adventures from the best and freshest mochi to yakitoki. Bravo to Loys!!
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Taniadi2161ny
Nov 13, 2024
Incredible Foodie Tour around Osaka - Our guide was very friendly and informative. He took us to some excellent restaurants and gave us a great insight into Osaka. We walked through interesting streets and laneways. The information he gave us really helpful
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Anette_l
Jun 21, 2023
Great tour - A great tour in Osaka. We were very pleased with our guide. The Okonomiyaki was amazing . A very good experience.
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Helder
Jun 20, 2023
Dotonbori food tour with Maria - I was so much happy with this tour. My luck Maria was my guide. She is amazing. She is so cute and patient. Cura sushi was wonderful. Hope to see Maria soon when I come back to Japan.
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Cynthia_h
Jun 16, 2023
Perfect! - I would give this 10 stars if I could! Food choices were excellent, tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable, the area we went to was iconic Osaka!
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Elissa_t
Aug 15, 2024
Overpriced Tour but friendly guide - Our tour guide Aoi was very friendly and informative about Osaka, she took us to some interesting areas. The only downside of the tour is the price, as the food we had did not cost much and yet the tour is expensive, you are really paying for a local to walk around with you.
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Bryan_d
Oct 7, 2023
Great food and knowledgeable host - Our host Haruhi was fantastic. She showed us some excellent food places throughout Namba and Dontonbori districts. We were a little confused on what was and was not included in the tour however. The tour advertises 6 foods to taste and 2 drinks but we only tasted 3 foods with our purchase and we paid for some additional foods in the market. All in all, we really enjoyed our tour with Haruhi, I just wish it was more clear on what was included.
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Bryan_d
Oct 14, 2023
Save your money. This one isn’t worth it. - This is advertised as a street food tour where 6 different foods and 2 drinks would be included which was not the case. Our first stop was a restaurant in which we had to wait 30 minutes. Then we went down to where all the actual street food was but were told that we would have to pay for whatever we wanted on our own (what!?). And we ended at another restaurant where we had to wait another 30 minutes. This was a complete waste of money. We actually ended up doing our own street food tour after for a fraction of the cost. The street food ranged from 500-1500 yen and we went to 6 stalls on our own after the tour trying things like octopus, oyster, dumplings, and more. Too bad we wasted our money to have someone take us to a restaurant. We were expecting to try some of Osaka’s famed street food and for $100, we got to eat at 2 restaurants. Logistically, this was a nightmare with City Unscripted emailing me 2 days before our tour letting me know we needed to move our scheduled time. So we had to change our travel plans in order to get to Osaka on time. Furthermore, this is an Osaka Street food tour but had the meeting location in Hong Kong. Wishing I just cancelled and got a refund. Don’t do this tour. Viator needs to remove this from their site as they lost a ton of credibility with me.
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Roger
Jun 21, 2023
Bad Food Tour Experience - Our tour guide was not prepared for this tour. Instead of having a plan, the guide kept asking us what we wanted. A tour should have a pre planned itinerary and include a sampling of multiple tastes. When we did stop at a restaurant, the guide order way too much food and not enough varied to get a full understanding of the foods of Osaka. Guide was also not fluent in Japanese nor could they answer any questions about the areas we explored.
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